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Whale Watching UAV Advisor: Dr. Chen

Whale Watching UAV Advisor: Dr. Chen. Outline:. Team Members Mission Final Product Description Problems Cost Project Future In Progress Conclusion. Team Members. Heather Hulse. Ryan Snelson. Andrew Christensen. Dustin Gorringe. John Harris. Andrew Clark. Mission.

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Whale Watching UAV Advisor: Dr. Chen

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  1. Whale Watching UAVAdvisor: Dr. Chen

  2. Outline: • Team Members • Mission • Final Product Description • Problems • Cost • Project Future • In Progress • Conclusion

  3. Team Members Heather Hulse Ryan Snelson Andrew Christensen Dustin Gorringe John Harris Andrew Clark

  4. Mission • Continued from Last Year • Vicki Rowntree (Biology Dept.) • Track and record Whales (pictures/video) for extended periods of time. • Unpredictable, Windy Conditions Valdez Peninsula Argentina mapquest.com Southern Right Whale and Calf (pictures provided by Vicki Rowntree)

  5. Final Product Dimensions: Tip to Tail 95” Wingspan 200” Height 33” Weight 60 lbs. (33% less than previous year)

  6. Fuselage Plastic Skin Rear Landing Gear Aluminum Frame Plexiglass Bottom and Nose Steerable Front Landing Gear

  7. Balsa Wood Polystyrene Cores Aluminum Plate Wings Aluminum Spars Ailerons Servos Flaps

  8. Tail Square Aluminum Tubing Rudder Elevator

  9. Problems Encountered • Failed foam wing molding process • Problematic fuselage frame • Engine trouble • Servos

  10. Engine Troubles • Test of the engine relieved a failure to start • Proximity of coil to magnet • Questionable power

  11. Final Cost

  12. Project Future • Control Systems • Camera System

  13. In Progress • Planning to fly Saturday • Wiring • Paint • Skin Attachment

  14. Conclusion Few Items need to be completed First Test Flight Scheduled For Saturday

  15. Questions?

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